EDINBURGH CLIMATE MARCH AGAINST FOSSIL FUELS – 11AM SAT 16 SEPTEMBER
The End Fossil Fuels March in Edinburgh is one of over 400 worldwide events taking place this weekend ahead of the UN Climate Ambition Summit in New York next week.
++ MARCH DETAILS ++
March meeting point at The Mound, Edinburgh, EH2 2EL.
Time: 11am, Saturday 16 September
The march will leave The Mound around 11.30am. It will head up Hanover Street, turn right on to George Street, turn right onto South St David St, across Waverley Bridge, left onto Market Street down past the UK Government building at Sibbald Walk, turn left onto Canongate and head down to the Scottish Parliament where it will end.
March will conclude with speeches outside the Scottish Parliament.
Marchers are calling for a fair and fast phase out of fossil fuels and for both the UK and Scottish Governments to create detailed just transition plans.
The UK Government wants to ‘max out’ existing oil and gas fields and is pledging exploration licences for hundreds of new projects, while the Scottish Government is considering approving a new gas fired power plant at Peterhead.